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Form 8.3 - Sky Plc

26th Mar 2018 12:06

RNS Number : 9361I

Societe Generale SA

26 March 2018

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	Société Générale S.A.
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Sky Plc
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	23/03/2018
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"	NO

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Ordinary
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	35,594,158	2.07	224,495	0.01
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:	20,568,509	1.20	42,701,732	2.48
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:	0	0.00	0	0.00
TOTAL:	56,162,667	3.27	42,926,227	2.50

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit GBP
Ordinary	Purchase	688	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	520	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	652	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	395	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	353	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.045
Ordinary	Purchase	36	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	662	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	229	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	185	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	60	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	616	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	403	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	570	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	517	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	689	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	366	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	157	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	200	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	421	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	1,852	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	389	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	411	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	54	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	502	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	656	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	458	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	32	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	352	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,848	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	413	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	365	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	486	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	74	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	147	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	693	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	587	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	347	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	437	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	333	13.125
Ordinary	Purchase	588	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	702	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	405	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	408	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	314	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	417	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	426	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	635	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	61	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	1,949	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	286	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	176	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	230	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	80	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	335	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	351	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	19	13.11
Ordinary	Purchase	334	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	597	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	467	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	646	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	219	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	56	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	187	13.12
Ordinary	Purchase	508	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	419	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	623	13.095
Ordinary	Purchase	44	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	7	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	11	13.075
Ordinary	Purchase	157	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,220	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	62	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	3,691	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	790	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	233	13.08
Ordinary	Purchase	31	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	31	13.085
Ordinary	Purchase	1	13.105
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	968	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	163	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	33	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	81	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	181	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	168	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	1,199	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	35	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	66	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	500	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	114	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	201	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	101	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	143	13.1
Ordinary	Purchase	1,549	13.09
Ordinary	Purchase	62	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	169	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	251	13.065
Ordinary	Purchase	1,029	13.07
Ordinary	Purchase	400	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	2,006	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	178	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	142	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	14	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	910	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	450	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	790	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	427	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	100	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	52	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	255	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	209	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	281	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	562	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	517	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	283	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,211	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	773	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	682	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	197	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	137	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	800	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	613	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	285	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	196	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	435	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	132	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	497	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	153	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	601	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	482	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	162	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	1,050	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	749	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	413	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	845	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	448	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	567	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	334	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	714	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	250	13.09
Ordinary	Sale	361	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	1,251	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	172	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	481	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,582	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	602	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	401	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	341	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	834	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,220	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,729	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	1,434	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	267	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	155	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	429	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.13
Ordinary	Sale	19	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	81	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	475	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	292	13.05
Ordinary	Sale	54	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	765	13.055
Ordinary	Sale	97	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	170	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	1,160	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	608	13.06
Ordinary	Sale	202	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	591	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	187	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	180	13.125
Ordinary	Sale	421	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	781	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	246	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	410	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	321	13.12
Ordinary	Sale	156	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	64	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	34	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	98	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	79	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	372	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	204	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	176	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	25	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	3	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	349	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	17	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	358	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	91	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	176	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	248	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	639	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.07
Ordinary	Sale	175	13.105
Ordinary	Sale	387	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	266	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	407	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	5	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	26	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	235	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	495	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	264	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	183	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	253	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	272	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	243	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	381	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	79	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	407	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	112	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	470	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	199	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	122	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1,164	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	270	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	355	13.085
Ordinary	Sale	500	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	114	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	70	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	38	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	680	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	446	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	420	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	269	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	600	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	261	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	181	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	160	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	1	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	4	13.115
Ordinary	Sale	60	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	33	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	370	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	241	13.095
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	189	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	138	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	217	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	430	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	414	13.065
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	201	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	45	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	111	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	325	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	36	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	204	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	18	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	282	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	82	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	350	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	240	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	135	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	296	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.075
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	222	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	140	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	87	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	155	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	149	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	89	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	165	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	154	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	300	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	375	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	169	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	320	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	521	13.1
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	43	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	42	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	400	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	67	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	835	13.08
Ordinary	Sale	302	13.11
Ordinary	Sale	18,000	13.073999
Ordinary	Sale	20,000,000	13.03
	Total Purchases	50,744
	Total Sales	20,095,377

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Reducing a short position

18,000

13.073999

Ordinary

Equity Linked Swap

Opening a long position

20,000,000

13.03

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit GBP

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

Date of disclosure:	26/03/2018
Contact name:	Olivier Vero
Telephone number:	+44 20 7676 6969

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

END

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